diff --git modules/help/help.api.php modules/help/help.api.php
--- modules/help/help.api.php
+++ modules/help/help.api.php
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
  *
  * @param $path
  *   The router menu path, as defined in hook_menu(), for the help that
- *   is being requested; e.g., 'admin/node' or 'user/edit'. If the router path
- *   includes a % wildcard, then this will appear in $path; for example,
- *   node pages would have $path equal to 'node/%' or 'node/%/view'. Your hook
- *   implementation may also be called with special descriptors after a
- *   "#" sign. Some examples:
+ *   is being requested; e.g., 'admin/people' or 'user/register'. If the router
+ *   path includes a % wildcard, then this will appear in $path; for example,
+ *   node pages would have $path equal to 'node/%node' or 'node/%node/view'.
+ *   Your hook implementation may also be called with special descriptors after
+ *   a "#" sign. Some examples:
  *   - admin/help#modulename
  *     The main module help text, displayed on the admin/help/modulename
  *     page and linked to from the admin/help page.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *   An array that corresponds to the return value of the arg() function, for
  *   modules that want to provide help that is specific to certain values
  *   of wildcards in $path. For example, you could provide help for the path
- *   'user/1' by looking for the path 'user/%' and $arg[1] == '1'. This
+ *   'user/1' by looking for the path 'user/%user' and $arg[1] == '1'. This
  *   array should always be used rather than directly invoking arg(), because
  *   your hook implementation may be called for other purposes besides building
  *   the current page's help. Note that depending on which module is invoking